Gigapans

This aircraft has a cruise speed well above 200 knots.
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See this as a spherical image: www.mtnphoto.com/spherical/payson/lancair /
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In the background is the Mogollon Rim. The Rim stretches from the left in this picture towards the right for about 100 miles. The Rim is similar in elevation and vegetation to ...

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This dragonfly waited patiently as I took this shot. This is a single exposure using a PhaseOne XF medium format camera, IQ380 80 megapixel back. I also used a Schneider 75-150 mm zoom lens with a 23.6 mm extension tube. The shot was 1.6 seconds at F22, ISO 50. Focus was done manually by using both zoom and focus. The...

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I came across a single tarantula that was standing next to a hole in the dirt. Soon, a second tarantula emerged, and they approached each other. The mating ritual began. Four minutes later the larger one retreated down the hole.